Collection Highlights
Portrait of two girls
Date:
Object Number:
PR.012.1.326.Box12
Medium:
Ambrotype
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
John Horn medal
Object Number:
2008.42.214
Date:
1875
Medium:
Bronze
Dimensions:
diameter: 48mm (1 7/8 in.)
Marks:
Obverse below bust: "C. BARBER."
Description:
Bronze struck medal with obverse showing left-facing bust-length portrait; legend: "John HORN Jr." Reverse legend above laurel wreath: "BY ACT OF CONGRESS JUNE 20TH 1874" enclosing "IN/ RECOGNITION/ OF THE/ HEROIC EXPLOITS/ IN/ RESCUING MEN/ WOMEN & CHILDREN/ FROM DROWING/ IN/ DETROIT RIVER."
Credit Line:
Gift of the Naval History Society, 1925
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
